Recrutement de 01 Specialist in Food Systems and Nutrition

Recrutement de 01 Specialist in Food Systems and Nutrition

Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: 5 ans
Expire le: 30-08-2023

FAO
Angola
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, ...), Projet/programme de développement
Job Description - Specialist in Food Systems and Nutrition (2302458)

Job Description

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: 2302458

Specialist in Food Systems and Nutrition

Job Posting: 15/Aug/2023
Closure Date: 30/Aug/2023, 11:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: FRANG - FAO Representation in Angola
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: Angola
Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension
Post Number: N/A

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Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
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Organizational Setting
The Country Programming Framework for Angola is organized in three main areas of work: Food Security and Nutrition (FSN); Family farming and Innovation; resilience and climate change. The expert in Food Systems and Nutrition will be responsible for the overall coordination of the Food security and nutrition area.
Angola continues to face major challenges in accelerating the eradication of food and nutrition insecurity. Food insecurity and the low or even lack of formal social protection remain challenges and priorities for FAO. FAO will provide assistance to develop and review national policies and strategies to achieve Zero Hunger by improving capacity and sharing lessons learnt tools and approaches, with greater emphasis on the areas of social protection, improved nutrition and the territorial approach.
Strengthening food security statistics and tracking SGDs, especially the SDG 2, through the inclusion of FIES will be also on the focus of the FSN strengthening under this area of work.

The international specialist in Food Systems will work under the direct supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR), under the overall technical guidance of the Assistance of the Representative for Programme (AFAOR-P). He or she will work closely to the national institutions in charge of Food security and other relevant government ministries/institutions, in particular the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment and UN agencies and project coordinators. He or she also provides liaison with donors and other key development partners as well as other government line ministries for sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security and social protection.

Reporting Lines
The consultant will accomplish the tasks described below under the general operational supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Angola, under the overall technical guidance of the Assistance of the Representative for Programme (AFAOR-P) with the technical guidance of FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and/or the Sub-regional office for South African countries (SFS). He/She will work closely with project coordinators and with other food security and nutrition national experts and managers.

Technical Focus
The Consultant will be responsible for the overall coordination of FSN area, including national and international experts, Development and implementation of coherent, integrated and effective policy advice, capacity development and governance for achieving food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and poverty reduction in accordance with the FAO Strategic Framework and the national Country Programming Framework and in response to policy assistance needs and demands at country and sub- regional levels. Provide substantive technical expertise on evidence-based monitoring, planning, reporting and evaluation on Food Security issues.

Tasks and responsibilities
• Ensure a multidisciplinary approach to FSN programmes, projects and actions in the national portfolio and identify new priority areas of intervention.
• Support national policy dialogue on food security issues, facilitate the emergence of regional partnerships, and support capacity development and resource mobilization.
• Provide overall technical guidance for the implementation of food security programmes, projects and activities in the country portfolio, specially, FRESAN and SAMAP projests TCP POLITICAS (FSN Strategy, activation of FSN Council, School Food and Nutrition Regulations, Family Farming policy development).
• Support the research and evaluation of food security interventions with the vision to increase the impact of policies and program.
• Support the Ministry of Agriculture in implementing an evidence-based and consultative process for developing an Action Plan to guide the implementation of nutrition-sensitive interventions
• Formulate, based on a consultative process, a proposal for strengthening the capacities of institutional mechanisms
• Contribute to the preparation of missions, including setting-up coordination meetings, preparing the mission agenda and relevant background materials.
• Develop a proposal for updating the monitoring and evaluation frameworks of the Food Security and Nutrition impact indicators so that these are better able to capture the contribution of nutrition-sensitive agriculture to improving nutrition.
• Ensure that proper monitoring and evaluation is carried out at outcome level and will provide input to extracting and capturing lessons learned.
• Support the National Statistics Institute in the implementation of FIES and other SDG tracking indicators and tools.
• Prepare country specific reports and food security and nutrition-sensitive policy recommendations
• Assess capacities of national institutions to design, implement and monitor nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions and develop a training programme to address capacity gaps.
• Performs other duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements
• University degree in agriculture, foods systems, food security or nutrition, food safety management systems, agroindustry science, development studies, social sciences or other relevant discipline
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in international cooperation, rural development projects, with local communities and/or in the agricultural sector
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge (Level B) of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian. For PSA it can be required only one language (Level C).

FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills
• Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions
• Extent and relevance of experience in technical cooperation related activities, policy advice and analysis relating to food and nutrition security, agriculture and rural development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes
• Extent and relevance of experience in inter-governmental bodies, UN agencies, NGO´s, Donors, civil society and multidisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with Farmer Field School (FFS) methodologic is desirable.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
For more information, visit the FAO employment website
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

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